Four-star quarterback Jarren Williams, a dual-threat from Georgia, should be a top competitor to be Miami's starting QB by 2019.

Andrea Adelson ESPN Staff Writer

Miami running back Mark Walton formally declared for the NFL draft on Tuesday. Though he has missed the majority of the season with an ankle injury, the news came as expected. Walton leaves ranked No. 8 on the school list in touchdowns scored (28).

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Adam Rittenberg ESPN Staff Writer

Miami's Mark Richt is named Walter Camp Coach of the Year. He joins Jimmy Johnson (1986) as the only Hurricanes coaches to win the award. Richt, in his second season at his alma mater, is the third ACC coach in the past five years to win (Clemson's Dabo Swinney in 2015, Duke's David Cutcliffe in 2013).

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Mark Schlabach ESPN Senior Writer

Miami's Mark Richt has been named the Walter Camp 2017 Coach of the Year, as voted on by the 130 FBS head coaches and SIDs. Richt led the Hurricanes to a 10-2 record and their first ACC Coastal Division title.

The 2017 New Year's Six have been announced, with some high-powered matchups set to bring in the new year.

Andrea Adelson ESPN Staff Writer

Miami plays Wisconsin in the Capital One Orange Bowl, a de facto home game for the Hurricanes. The Hurricanes' best wins this season have come at Hard Rock Stadium. Expect them to be ready in another primetime atmosphere.

The key players and storylines from every bowl game, from the Celebration Bowl to the College Football Playoff.

David M. Hale ESPN Staff Writer

With Alabama making the playoff, the Big Ten will head to the Orange Bowl, opening a spot in the Citrus Bowl for the ACC. That's great news for Virginia Tech, which will almost certainly land in an Orlando bowl now, but it also means each ACC team can be slotted up a spot. The big winner may be Florida State, which could avoid a Tier 2 Bowl game.

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Andrea Adelson ESPN Staff Writer

Miami may have had a disappointing finish to its season, but the Hurricanes end up ranked No. 10 and did make their first ACC championship game appearance. Still major progress this year.

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Seth Walder ESPN Analytics

The top four finishers in Strength of Record are Oklahoma, Clemson, Georgia and Alabama. 11 of the 12 past Playoff teams have had a top-4 SOR.